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Veteran sports journalist Sugeng died

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Veteran sports journalist Sugeng died

The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA: Veteran sports journalist Sugeng Budijanto died of heart
failure at the Minto Harjo Hospital in Jakarta early Sunday
morning.

Sugeng, 52, who worked for Surabaya News after a lengthy
career with the now-defunct Surabaya Post, had just finished his
game against Yulianto of RRI (Radio Indonesia) at the Media and
Club Chess Tournament on Sunday when he complained of respiratory
problems.

He is survived by a wife and two children. He was buried in
the town of his birth, Purwokerto, Central Java, on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Gunadarma won the club competition after collecting
20 points in the two-day, eight-club tournament, while Iswar Joni
of RRI won the media competition.

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